Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation

Amazon PhotosPlus was a Subscription based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content". Additionally, It provided 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and costed 2$ per month. Announced^[1] in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing^[2] the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024.

The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, launched at 149.99$. For 10$ more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which came with 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez^[3] confirmed that “Occasionally, Alexa will provide content suggestions based on a customer’s interest. However, photos will remain the primary content.”

After the cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is identical^[4] to the Amazon Echo Show 8, and user who wish to display their photos have to do so with advertisements and promotional content.